Gum-wrapping machine.



A. M. PRICE. GUM WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 11111.13, 191s.

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GUM WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUGJS, 191s.

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A. M. PRICE. GUM WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.13, 191s.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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A. M. PRICE.

GUM WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1a, 191s.

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GUM WRAPPING MACHINE.

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GUM` WRAPPING MACHINE.

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A. M. PRICE. GUM WRAPPING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUGJS, 1913.

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GUM WRAPPING MAGHNE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.1s, 191s.

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GUM-WRAPPING MACHINE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. i, 'flli.

Application led. August 13, 1913. Seria1No-7-84AY9.

` T all whom it may comer-n Be it known that I, ALBERT M. PRICE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ofElgiri, in the county of Kane and State ot Illinois7 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guni-llrappingMachines, of which the following is a specificaa tion.

My invention relates to Wrapping niachines, particularly to gum wrapping' machines. In' my co-pending application Serial No. 759,657, filed April S, i913, l have shown and described an improved machine for Wrap ing chewing gum, the 1 achine receiving t e gum sticks at one end, the gum beino successively transferred Vto operating fie ds, the sticks being rst individualljl7 labeled and Wrapped, the individually Wrapped sticks being then arranged in bnndles, and the bundles being then bound together each by a label band and being then leadiY for packing into suitable boxes.-

, The invention in this present application has for its chief object the provision of an additional step, namely the Wrapping or". each bundle in such manner that it will be entirely sealed against vair and Such sealing is important as gum subjected to' dri air ivill become hard and brittle and Will break and crumble when chewed; and when gum is subjected to vmoisture it will absorb the moisture and it Will become soft and sticky. l

The invention also involves simple and eicient driving mechanisms for causing synchronous4 and properly timed operation of the various mechanisms.

The machine ot' this application like that of the impending application referred to, comprises means tor wrapping the individual gum sticks. means tor bundling the in dividuallv Wrapped sticks'.v and means torA binding the bundles together. ln addition to such mechanisms the present machine has mechanism for individually Wrapping the bundles in material such as ivax paper to- L *her ivith mechanism for properly and accli tely folding the ends of the wrappers, and mechanism for sealing the over-lapping and ov *.tolded ends tog-'eener'.

As the individual st'cl: wrapping mechanism, the bundlingl mec anisni, and the band applyingr mechanism in [i present machine are of siibstantiallj; the construction as the machine in the eti-pending' application,

moisture.

it will not he necessary to show and describe such mechanisms in detail. However, the additional mechanisms in the present niachiiie are fully shown in the accompanying drawings and fully described inthe following specilication. Y f

ln these drawings Figure l is a front elevational vievv ot the machine. Fig.: wis a rear elevational view, Fig. 8 is an yenlarged front elevational view of the lett half et the machine to show particularly the mechanism for applying the sealing Wrappers to the bundles. Fig. 4 is a plan view of' the parts shown in Fig. 3, Fig. is a planview looksubstantially from plane 5 5, {ingr-3, 6 is an enlarged plan View ot the bundle transferring member, Fie. 7 is sectional View on plane 7 7, Fie'- (i, Fig. S is a front elevational View of the oundle transferring mechanism and heating nieelian' for softening the Wax, the position o t parts showing a bundle about to be shifted from the transfer member into the heating mechanism, Fig. 9 is. a front elevationalV vieiv oi' the same parts shown in Fig. S but in position in which a bundle has been pelled into the heating mechanism from one' end of the transferring mechanism and a bundle received in the opposite end thereof,

Fig. 10 is a sectional View ot the heating mechanism taken on plane 'i6-l0. Fig. 9, Fig. ll is a plan view oa rotary folding and label` v lying drum, l2 is a sectional view il plane 12 l2, Fig. 11, Fig. 13 is a frontelevational vien or" the rotary drum and ejector mechanism for transferring partiallv folded bundles to the delivery table provided with mechanism .for complet ino; the folding operation and 'Wit-h heating mechanism for softening tie was or" .the overlapping folds, Fig. 14 is a similar view showing parts in position just after the bundle has been transferred to the deliver@7 table. Fig. 15 is an enlarged elevational vieu' oi driving `gears situated at the rear the machine., Fig. 1G is a view o the gears et liig. 'l5 looking troni the right, Fig. l''is an enlarged view oli certain Cain mechanism for controlling` the operation ot' gluing mechanism. Fig. 18 is an enlarged vieiv o certain knife and'vnjgaerating cam niechanis. therefor, Fig. i9 is an enlarged view et eer- 'iain cani mechanism 'for controlling for discharging bundles from the rotary drum.y and Fig. 2O is a sectional view on T3 his 'plane QO-QO Fig. 19.

A suitable base-or `vstandard v`25 supports front and rear frames 26 and v27. At the right hand side of the machine these4 trames support bearing brackets28 and 29 journal= ing the main drive shaft 307 this drive shaft carrying at its rear end the ydrivepulley 31.'

At lthe right side of the machine is the vertically disposedr magazine 32 for the chewing -gum sticks g, mechanism associated with this magazine and fully' described in the copending application 'referred to serving to deliver the gum sticks successively into the path of the upper end 33 of the feed lever 34 pivoted at its lower end to the machine rame' as indicated at 35, tbelever being swung by means of a connecting rod havingeccentric connection with the mam drive l shaft 30 as indicated at 36. The drum 37 carried on shaft 3,8vhas the longitudinal pockets or grooves 39. spaced 90 degrees a art, this drum being rotated in the directlon of lthe arrow indicated thereon to successively bringjthe vgrooves int-oposition to receive thgnlonermost gum stick from the 2`5\\magazine 32, the 'drum' beingadvancedn in-y lternittently and pausing a sutlicient length of time While a lgum stiel; is charged into the groove by ithe .lever 34.

EAs fully described in the (5o-.pending ap-y plication referred '/tO, individual lWrappers are fed from the magazine 40 and ieces of oiled paper are cut from paper 4l ed frein a roll 42, each oiled piece being superposed on a Wrapper and delivered tothe drum 37 35 in front o f the groove therein which is about to receivel'a stick ofgum, the Wrapper together with the oiled paper being folded at shifted through the passageway between the' table and the blockl` and during such passage the ends of the Wrappersare r`folded over and against one `side of the sticks, the wrapped sticks being then stacked into bundles of five sticks each at the end ot'the table and deliveredv into and through the frame 46 from which frame the bundles are delivered into the rotary transfer member 47,; and from this transfer member the bun-v dles are passed successively through the heating mechanism 48,"the rotar;T drum 49, thelitolding trame 50, heating mechanism 51, and the discharge shelf Upon passage'ofthe bundlesthrough the members 49 and 50ilabel bands are applied thereto in;

' exactly the sameQman'n'er as in" thfe machine of the co-pending application. The present machine diil'ers particularly from the earlier machine in the provision of the rotary transe fer member 477 heating members 48 and 513 and additions on the rotary drum 49 an frame 50, these members and additions cooperating to apply a sealing wrapper 'to'each bundle before application thereto of a label band. Up to the rotary member 47, the operation of the machine is substantially identical with the machine of the cop-pending application, the bundles being-shifted from the frame 46 into the rotary member47 by the fork lever 53 fully shown and described in said co-pending application. Y,

In Figs. 6 to l0, the construction 'of the members 47 and 48 and their cooperation to I wind sealing papers about the bundles is shown in detail. The member 47 comprises av hub 60 to whose opposite sides are secured als` the tlat frames 61 and 62 to form the pockets Y 63 and 63. 'The hubis secured to the front end of a shaft 64. lVearingplates 65 and 66 are provided in the pockets 63 and 63 Arie-- spectivelyarrdsecured to the frames @Land 62,tiredistance-between these plates being substantially the same as the height of five individually Wrapped gum s icks. Extending transversely through 4th hub 60 and midway "between the ends of 'the frames 61l .and 62 is the passageway 67 into fivhich extends the inner end of the sleeve 68 carrying at its front end the discharge plate 69.

l'I`elescoping into the sleeve 68 is arstem 70 carrying at its outer enda discharge" plate 7l'a spring 72 encircling the stem between the base ot the sleeve andthe collar 73 secured to the 'stem by the screw 74. The sleeve and piston together with the discharge plates form a discharging frame for dis'- charging gum bundles from the pockets 63*- and v63 to the heating mechanism 48. The

ends otthevdischarge plates 6 9 and 71 ex-` tendy a distance beyond the ends vof the trames 60'and 62 to be engaged by the end of a discharge arm 75 secured toa shaft 76.

This arm is moved intermittently to engageV with its end against the projecting ends of the discharge plates to shift the discharge iframe toward the heating member as clearly shown lin Fig. 9. The members LKIQ-and 48 coperate to complete the Winding Aabouti each bundle of a sealing Wrapper which is partly wound about the bundle upon insel.'- tion of the bundle. into the right side of the member 47 by the fork member 53. The mechanism tor feeding Wrapping paper pieces to the bundlesis clearly shown in Figs. '1, 3 and 5. The Wrapping material is preferably para-dined or Wax'ed paper 7) and is` fed from a roll carried on a spool 77 which is journaled on standards 78 which also supports a spool 42 carrying the'oiled paper for the individual stick Wrapping. From the roll tionf'of the knife mechanism to cut 25:

paper" p passes downwardly over roll between .guide rolls 79 and 80-journaled at the opposite ends in poekets'Slprovided in frame 82, springs 83 tending ,to pre the rolls together. From the rolls the paper passes adjacent a knife` barl 81 supported from the loweraend of frame 82, and then passes between the guide plates 85 and 86 into position between the guide frame 46 and the member 47. Extending from shaft 87 'is a knife frame 88 carrying at its lower` end the knife blade 89 whose edge copeates5 upon swinging of the frame, With the cutting edge of the bar 84 to out the parailn paper band; As best shown in Fig. 1S, the shaft 90 carries a cam disk 91 havin thecam groove'92. Pivoted to the end o arm 93 extending from the cutting frame 88 is a. cam lever 94 whose fork end 95 embraces a nut 96 on shaft 90. Pivoted to the cani lever 94 is a cam roller 97 which engages in the cam groove 92. Upon rotation of the shaft90 the cam mechanism causes operathe paralliu paper' into length suitable for the wrapthe.

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Figs. S and 9 show the manner in which the bundles are Wrapped upon passage from the guide frame 46 to the heater frame 18. The end of the paper 72 is fed down as illustrated in F ig. S, between the bundle in the frame 4G and theppoclret 623 of the rotary transfer member 47. As the bundle .b is now moved out of the .frame 46 by the ft rk arm it will carry with it into the pocket 63 the endz of the paper p. which end will have been eut from the paper band before i' engagement thereof by the bundle.- The operation of the shaft 76 is so timed that the arm 75 will engage with the left hand plate to shift the discharge frame toward the left to clear the pocket 63 for the reception of the gum bundle and the parts will then be in relative position as indicated in Fig. 9 the lower end ofthe paper being wrapped about thebottoni inner side and top of the bundle. As will be. shown later, the driving mechanisms are auch` that the member 47 will be at rest during charging therein of a gum bundle whereupon it wdr l be rotated 180 degrees in counter clockwise direction to `carry the received and partly wrapped bundle into position in iront or the heating f ranie During such tiou the upper end p of the paper against the outer face ofthe gi'zinbi wiil be dis'iosetl between su-h fue' entrance of the heating frame transfer member 4T again comes et. During such period of rest of the transfer member the arm 75 again becomes active te shift the discharge frame within tinY frans fer nieinlrf; and the gnn bundle is disA charged into the heating frame.` and at the saine time another bundle is charged by the ,'midway of the pockets isl the paper ends will be securely sealed. It will be noted that the heating frame 48 -is pivoted on a stud' 98 extending from side frame 26 and is held inclined a trifle from the vertical and away from the transfer member L19, a spring 99 connecting between the machine and an arm 100 extending downwardly from the heating frame. It will also be noted that the entrance edge 101 of the block 48 is well rounded, After the bundle reaches the heating member 48 the wrapping paper ends overlapping the top-of the bundle are sealed together but the sidesof the paper extending beyond'the bundle ends arer still to be folded together and sealed. Such folding and sealing of the paper ends is aeco1nplished during carriage of the bundles' into the rotary drum 49 and through the frame bands to the bundles. v x

The construction and operation of -the drum 49 is clearly illustratedv in Figs` 1 and 3 and 11 to 14. The drum is secured to the end of a shaft 109J and has opposite longitudinal pockets 103 and 10B extending radially from the hub 101. Extending diametrieally through the hub substantially passageway 105 in which reciprocates a sleeve 106 carrying at its outer end a discharge plate 107. Extending into the sleeve through the base thereof is a stem 108 carrying at its outer end a discharge plate 109, a spring 110 encircling the stem between the sleeve base and the collar 111 held to the stem by the screw 112. The sleeve. stem and plates oonstitrte the discharge frame7 recipr'wfable dia,- nietrically same manner the discharge frame in the transfer member el?. The ends of the discharge plates extend adistance beyond the drum ends to be engaged by the ends of ejector arms 113 adjacent the drum ends and i carried. by shaft- 1111. The drum is intermittently rotated 180 degrees to carry its opposite pockets successively into register with the passageway or the heater mechanism and a foldingpassageway 115 above the frame or table 50,l to receive partially Wrapped gum bundles from the heater mech anism and. to discharge such bundles into passageway 105,' Athe bundles during such travel having the side sections of the seal` inthe drum in substantially the Y operation, plates 11G and 116 are secured fic i the opposite' ends of "che drum and are eilt away at the ends .to register with the pockets 1.03 and 103 ,but to lem/e upper and lower folding tongues 11i( and 117" :it the opposile ends of the poclzes. ln Fig. 13 the drinn is shown in position about so discharge e gum bundle into 105 and le receive another gum bundle ir. is'eppesie pocket. The sequenee el operations is sucii ythat the forli member 53 will met slightly in advance of 'the discharge arms 113 in Order y that the wrapper extensions p2 may be given a. preliminary folding deflection before being. finally folded into place by the tongues 117 and 117. 'As clearly shown iii-Figs. 11 and 13, the ends oi' the discharge plaies 107 and 109 have plojeetions 107a and 10T' and 109a and 1021")respectively7 tween these proj eetions being Y y iie greater than the length of the WrapL d'ginn si; lis. Referring now te Fig. 13, n hindle winnie the heating frame 48 will be sliii'tedby the fork member 53 toward theiirensfer member 49 vand the near side Wmiper exensiens 02 Will b e engiiged midjmy between their upper and lower Sides end-aJ distance away from the gum .stick ends by he projections 107a nnde107 and will be started .fiecuraely on Jcheir folding movement before lie folcing tongues 117 and 117 reached. After such preliminar)7 folding sliefirms 113 become effective to positively shift the discharge frame and die gum bundle is shifted by the lfork member 53' entirely inte the pocket 103 and the Wrapper side extenrist ille gum' sions p2 are finally folded agri stick stack. liflieii the drum otfied 1F50 degrees the gum b s ogeposite side sections o3 lo ulie nessigeway 105. Plates 11S :mf` 18" forni the sides this passageway and from the ren' en l` of these plates folding lugs 110 and 1.13 of triangular cross seciou extend infie she pessageway end their en rnnee edges are te peredes clearly shown in 5. Vflien the 'gum bundle new e'eccd freni lie einem 115 :ind the wifrpeei" @ed by eine foldit enters pesan`4 side extensions l' :..e engi: ing lugs und flies@ exiiensi the folded extensions 7k. :issliewn in Fig. 14k. To l'lio lefz mi ilu; folding tongues f? amd 119 the side pluies 11S und 118 support folding plates L20 und 520. mi" Lrizmlff shape, ns cleni'lj..Y shown in liw ,i I. the left lmlf of diese pluies are ioleing fingers 121 :ind 121". Ait i 5mn bundle has passed the .fln'l11;` tone" "i 312i* the Wrapper ends l lao in upper and lower mangum extending perpendiei isili die ends.

l: and 11S" 65 eiensly :Eer apart i0 reeeiife he bundles Wirh e fiapsilnis exending erfl'uf. Howes i bundle passes along bet'efeenthe side nietes lower flaps f are enge-ged lj? bhe oldinp" l +@es 120 andlQ-Jv e e 76 iectee npr/'en lielnnziee ends. The upper flaps n ness lbello-rr the folding' lingers 121 and-1.2 and are deiieci'edvdownwardly and against he bundle end to 'perly verliep the lower folded-,in the wrapper sides/being then entire folded inte place. 'Exendins through folie side plates 118 and 118. are 'neming oleels 122 and 122 Whoseinner ends terminate in -tlie plates 1523 and 123A from wliieli eX- tend A*die folding lingers -121 and 1251 itespectively."4 n' the. heating nlels ere suitable heating coils Z, conneeied respectively with electrical conductors 124 and' 1%. As l'he Wrapped gum onn- 85 dies pessbeween the. plates and 123 'ind Wi'h lieir folded flaps in centee; Wili Wsaid the deps hearted end lie Wax seiiened. Then when, lie eend leaneI r the heating fdeld and o riier feeble and, between roeier side Wells 25 and lfilie heifens and elded Wrapper sides are Seen? seeledie get-lierftlie gum beingteen agains the access of moisture and air.

Simultaneous with lie above folding eperaion, leoel bands about the bundles. Referring te Figs. 15.3 :ind dief mezricelly epilosii-e slots 126 are cnt into'the drum parallel' reiizli its exis 160 and info these slots the labels are :fied from] the magazine 12S, die rebbe? sur faxed feed disk-12S) shifting tvne labels ene or one. toward the drum, the deien peint mieren Eng one esc-epe of more @dien one i ai n rinie. Elf-lien elelvel received die upper slot 12 'the drum is el: resi; when retaed 180 degrees 'siii fibel is eerried around alie d :in- :ind

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1 l.: n rlre drum. ,New 1er n seating limndle into lli@ poisket die evd l@ lxe poe-kel; Willi lie gui end ,7 drawn mit el' upwardly as indicar A snel)v upward nim'em o 4Elie um vend by di revelvzili, i e 13x secizred elixir j g A enc. ffoin lie sin 13S i- .se 125 i ie which fie lewei :ir i earn 'gli and 136 oiwted, the

en'ibae "114' held 4doivn 135', this shaft carrying a cani disk having a cain groove 140 for receiving the camfrcller 141 pivoted to the cam rod. "i this arrangement shaft 133 is rocked to carry upwardly that end of the glue receptacle in which the lue applying disks areiin'ounted. These disks pass upwardly between lhe fingers 142 extending from a frame 143 secured to the stud 98 on which the heating member 48 is pivoted, the upper surface of the ngers being concentric with the drum as vclearly indicated in Fig. 55. As the end Z of the label band is drawn upwardly between the drum surface and the glue'applying disltggstreaks of glue are applied thereto, this-taking place While the drum is at rest.v Willen the drum again rotates 180 degrees the end Z `is carried upwardly and falls over to hang against the outer side of the gum bundle'and against the under edge of the table 50. Now as the .biaridle is'discliarged into the passageivayl the end Z with the glue thereon is Wrapped about the lower side of the bundle and to overlap the other end of the label, the ends being thensecurely glued together. The passa gevJav-"iA is felosedy on topi by a cover a Weight 145, the Weighted cover exerting` slight pressure on the bundles'as they pass through the passageway.'

from this channel the- 115. '.ftei'emerging wrapped bundles travel along the shelf 52 from which they are packed into suitable boxes.

,in the preceding description of the-heatinguframe e8 it was pointed out that this frame was pivoted and yieldingly held inclined a trifle from thevvertical and away from the transfer member. This is for the purpose of allowing ample clearance space beiiveen the heating frame and the transe fer member for the feeding of the labels. upper entrance edge lOl-being Well rounded the gum bundles can readily enter from thextransfer members?, and during dischargmof the bundles from the heating member this member Will be carried toward the transfer member all) but as soon as the bundle. has been discharged therefrom it will be immediately returned to its inner n position bv the spring 99 lto leave ample clearance space for the next label.

Describing now the driving mechanisms for the various feeding, Wrapping and folding mechanisms, the main drive shaft carries a pinion 150 which meshes with a gear 151, this gear having three cam studs 152 extending from one face thereof and spaced. equally apart.V This gear is mounted on the froiit end of shaft 153 Whose rear end carries the bevel pinion 15e Which meshes with ay bevel gear 155 at tlie lower end of the shaft 156 extending diagonally uprardly and terminating in bevel 4pinion l l l l 157, the shaft being journaled in frame parts 156V and 159 (Fig. 2). The pinion 157 meshes with a bevel 'end .of the shaft 90. A pinion 162 on this shaft meshes with the gear 163 on a stub shaft 164 extending from the side Wall 27 and this gear has four studs 165 extending from one of its faces and spaced 90 degrees apart (Figs. 2, 15 and 16). All devices connected with the shafts or gears of the trans-v mission train thus far described are driven continuously. A number of the parts, such as the transfer drums, feed mechanisms, discharge mechanisms, must be driven intermittently. Such intermittent movement is produced by intermittent gear mechanism. The shaft 38 which carries at its front end the gum stick receiving and discharging drum 37 carries at its rear end cam gear 166 with which the studs 152 on gear 151l coperate, the cam gear having the four radial cam grooves 166 for receiving the studs. The flaring outer ends of the cam grooves are rounded in the arcs of circles of Which the shaft ofthe gear 151 is the center, so that when initially entering and finally leaving a cam groove the studs 152 Will not effect rotation of the gear 166. The cam gear is .thus turned intermittently, there being mo- :mentary pauses While the studs pass over Sthe rounded ends of the cam grooves. The cam gear 4166 meshes with a pinion 167 on the rear end of shaft 16S carrying at its front end the feed roller 169 which coperates with the drum 37 to feed Wrapping papers for the individual gum sticks (F ig. 1 ).4 Another'gear 170 on the shaft 168 meshes with an idler pinion 171 pivoted from the gum stick magazine 32 and this pinion meshes With a. gear 173 on the rear end of a shaft 174 with Whose front end 'i's connected the feed roller 17 which coperates with the companion roller 176 to feed the oiled paper 41 for Wrapping the gum sticks, the rollers being mounted on the gum stick magazine 32, shown in Fig. 1. The cam gear 166 also meshes With an idler pinion 17T secured to the gear 178, this gear meshing ivith a pinion 179 on the rear end of shaft 180 which carries al. its front end the friction feed member 180 for feeding Wrappers from the magazine (Fig. l). :The various gears connected with the cam gear 166 and the various parts controlled thereby are of course operated intermittently as the gum receiving drum must pause intermittently in order to receive the` gum sticks from the gum magazine. The'ygear 151 Which is driven directly from the main drive shaft meshes with the idler 181 Which in turn meshes ivith a pinion 182 on the rear end of a shaft 183 (Fig. 2). Adjacent the pinion the shaft carries a crank agm 184 connected by rod 185 with the crank arm gear 160 on the rear 186 vonthe-rear end of shaft 187. The 'crank arms are parallel and the shafts are parallelto stack the sticks into bundles preparatorj;`

t'o shifting of the bundles through the frame V'46 by the fork member 53.

Referring to Figs. 15 and 16j below stub shaft 164 is a, stubv shaft 190 carrying an idlerlgear V191 provided on its face with four radially extending cam ways 192 with which the cam rollers 165 on the studs 165 on wheel 163 cooperate, the gear 191 being thu-s rotatedintermittently. The gear engages a pinion 193 on the shaft 102 on the front end of which the transfer drum 49 is mounted. The pinion 193 engages the lpinion 194 connected by flexible shaft 195 with the glue applyingdisks 131. The intermittent gear 1911also'drives the gear 196 through idler gear y197,"the gear 196 being on shaft G4 to whose front end is securedthe transfer member 47 which transfers gum bundles to the sealing mechanism 48. Above the intermit tent gem-,191 andfnieshing therewith isa pinion 1\98 connected by flexible shaft 199 with the shaft 79 carrying vthe feed roll 79 (Fig. 3), between which roll and the com.

panion roll 80 the parallined paper is fed for sealing the gum bundles. A. stub shaft 200 extending rearwardly from the side frame 27 mounts outer and inner gears 201 and 202 connected together by a hub 203, the outer gear meshing with' the continu-y ously rotating gear 163 and the ,other gear meshing with the pinion 204 on the rear ing labels to the transfer drum 49 (Figs. 1,

end of shaft 138 which at its front end carries the friction feedmember129 for feedthe 4io1ler5169, for coperating with the friction feed member 129 to feed labels tol drum 49 carries at its inner end pinion 20G engaged by I'a gear 207 on the shaft 102 sup-v porting the vdrum 49. On. the shaft 90 which mounts the cam for controlling vthe knife for cutting the paraffin paper is mounted a cam disk 208 heajmgja cani groove 209 (Figs. 19 and 20). A'tgup rod 210 has the forked end 2111 slidable on the nut 212 on the shaft and carries a cam roller 213 engaging in the groove 209. The lower end of the cam rod pivots to the arm 214 secured to the shaft 76 which carries the discharge arm 7 5 associated with the bundle transfer -1nember-47- Referring to Fig. 15, the shaft 76 terminates on the rear side of the mav-v ,ehine in ai crank arm 215 connected by con.-

neetin'g r'o'd 216'With the crank arm 2 17 on (Fig. 1).

l.which feeds Wrapping .'paper.

the shaft 114 which carries the discharge 65 arm 113 associated with the transfer drum 49. Upon rotation of 'shaft'90 these two discharge arms are swung'together to discharge the gum bundlesfrom the respec, tive transfer members. l"The shaft 90 also 70 carries a cam disk 218 'haring a cam groove 219 in which acam roller (not shown) on a. Cam rod 220 engages, lwhose forked end 221 slides on a nut l(not shown) on the shaft in substantially the-same manner as the'eam 75 lever 210.1"Thelnpper end of the rod-22m pivots tothe-end of a crank arm 222 on the -rear end of shaft 223, from Whose front endl and in'opposite direction extends the crank arm 224 pivoted to -the upper end of the 80 l discharge fork member 53 already referred to. The front -end of. shaft supports a crank arm .225v from whose end a crank pin 226 extends forwardly.y Journaled on this crank pin is a horizontal sleeve 227 inte- 85 vvith which is a sleeve 228 at right angles thereto, andthrough this latter sleeve thel discharge member 53 is sliclable. The effect of. the vabove controlling mechanism is to cause the lower end of the member-53 tof' Y.

describe a more orless'elliptical patlggq carry the prongs 53 at its lower ends;

through the open upper end of the frame 46 to carry the gum bundles through this frame vand into the transfer member 47 95 As before stated, the various' parts connected with the shaft 38 on which the drum 3T is mounted are-driven interinittently due to` the intervention in the .j gearing trainofthe cam' gear 166, This 100 -eam gear is mounted on the shaft 38 and its gearing relation tothe main drive-shaft 30 is as 1 to 4, the drinn-having four drum stick receiving Vslots and therefore rotatable one-fourth turn for each revolution ofthe m6;

main drive shaft. The various mechanisms for controlling the movements'of the individual gum sticks and. for controlling the feeds for .the Wrapping material operate at the same speed as the main drive shaft and once for each quarter turn of the drum 37.

he rollers 175 and 176 for controlling the feed of oiled paper tothe individual gum sticks are connected by gearing train with the cam gear 166, already described, and opcrate intermittently. Above these rolls are other rolls 230` and 231 `driven directly from the main drive shaft b a. chain belt 232, the paper being thus a lewed to slack between thenpper and lower rolls in order 12o that the lowerrolls will not have to operate against the resistance of the reel 42 The feed member feeds wrappers for individual gum sticks and the vtransfer frame shifts the Wrapped gum sticks, progressiitely' away from the drum 37 and stacks the-*Wrapped sticks into bundles. I As thefmeclianism is;

i relation is such that for each revolution of Maasai designed to stack live sticks in a bundle,l the mechanisms which control the bundles must operate at one-fifth the speed ofthe mechanisms controlling the individual sticks. The shaft 90 with which the bundle ccntrolling mechanisms are connected therefore driven at one-fifth the speed of the main drive shaft through the gearii'ig train already described and all the bundle controlling mechanisms connected with the shaft 9G through uniformly operating gearing trains Will operate accordingly, While those mechanisms controlled from the intermittent gear 191 operate intermittently, such intermittent operating mechanisms being those which must pause a sufficient length of time to allow bundles to be fed thereto or to he discharged therefronu The fork member :33 driven by shaft 90 by moans of cam and crank mechanism will shift the bundles through the f. A-lne and into the pockets of the transfer member 4T.

Referring to Figs. 15 and 1G the gearing the pinion 162 on shaft 90 the gear 163 Will rotate one-fourth of the revolution, and 'the cam gear 191 Will likewise rotate one-fourth of a revolution. The gearing relation between the gear 191 and the gear 193 is c"ich that the gear 193 will turn one-half re'.- tion for one-fourth revolution of the cam gear and this gear 193 is on the shaft 102 Which sugports the rotary transfer meiuler 49. The gear 196 mounted on shaft which supports the transfer member 4:7 vvill rotate one-half revolution for each one-fourth olution of the cam gear to which it cai-nnected by the idler 197. The two transfer members each having tivo opposite pockets are thus intermittently rotated 180 degrees for each rotation of shaft 90. The cainlerer 94 connected with the shafting 95 on which are mounted the glue applying disks 1551 meshes with the pinion 193 so that glue is applied to the labels during each half rotation of the transfer member L19. The shaft-- ing 199A connected by pinion 198 with the cam gear 191 effects intermittent drive ot' the feed rolls T9 and S0 for the parathned bundll Wrapping paper, but the lmife`mechanisni for cutting the paper is driven di-' rectly from the shaft Q through. the inten 1"entionof cam mechanism (see Fig. '18) the discharge arms and 113 are .swung simultaneously as before described by means of the cam connection with' the shaft 90 already: described. these arms effecting discharge of bundles from the transfer members 17 and 49 respectively during the pauses of these members. The glue pot in which the glue applying disks 131 revolve is rocked intermittently by means of the cam meehanism operated on shaft 138 which is driven by the gear 204, this same shaft terminating in a friction feed member 129 for feeding labels to the transfer member lf). 1t Will be noted that the labels Z serre also to hold the sealing wrapper ends securely in overlappedposition to prevent separation thereof before the Wax has a chance to cool and to harden, and to keep the Wax confined so as toprev vent deposit in the machine. Referring particularly te Figs. 13 and 11,' the drum for the transfer member i9 is between' the two heating devices '-18 and 51 andconsiderable heat is radiated therefrom to the transfer drum, particularly from the heating mechanism L18. The transfer' member might there-y fore become sufficiently heated to prevent hardening of the war. However, a label-.Z biug inserted with each sealed gum bundle into the transfer member pocket from the heating mechanism 48 and the lahel" bing secured about the bundle before dil'harge from the transfer member, the sealing 'wrap per ends Will be securely held togethe'until cool and thus prevented from separating. nffain, the folded extensions of the sealing wrapper when passing between the heating heals 123 and 123 are'heated in order to flux the Wax, and although this heat reach the longitudinal ends of the wrapper, the label, which extends close to the ends of the bundle, yould prevent separation of the ends. The bundles are thus delivered from the machine accurately vand fully sealed.

I thus provide a very simple and elcient machine into which the gum sticks and the various wrappers and labelsare fed and in which the gum sticks are first individually Wrapped with an inner moisture proof Wrapi and an outer label Wrappenthese sticks bei g then stacked into bundles, and the orndles then thoroughly sealed by moistureproof Wrappers and a label band applied about the sealed bundles. Themachine is automatic in its entire operation, the bare gum sticks entering at one end and completely sealed and wrapped bundles being discharger from the other end7 the sealing of moisture-proof Wrapper about each bundle fully protecting the `gum against air and moisture and causing the lgum to retain its Drone stency and flavor. I do not desire to be lunited to the precise const-rueu tion. arrangement and operation shown and described changes and modifications might be 1 i which would still come Within the s" ic of the invention and l cl, the following:

1. In a Wrapping machine, the combination of a carrier. means for successively charging bundles into said carrier, means for folding a Wrapper about three sides of' each bundle during charging thereof inte said carrier, the Wrapper being Wider than the bundle, sealing mechanism, means for soA ' lond carrier,

charging` the partially Wrapped bundles'L sucoessivelv from said carrier into said a `1 A t c 1 n. sealing mechanism to effect folding or thev .remaining end of the wrappers about the;v remaining side ofthe bundles and to oven' rlap the-ends ofy thevvrappers, means ccntrolled by said sealing mechanism for sealing together said overlapping ends, a second carrier adapted to receive the bundles' from the sealing' mechanism, folding mechanism on said second Carrier for partially folding the extending' sides of the bundles during ltransit to said second carrier, ad-

ditional folding mechanism and means for .ii/rapper, 'and means for securing a label about each wrapped bundle.

3. In a. Wrapping machine of the class described, the combination-of a frame for successivel7 receiving bundles of articles, a transfer member having a receiving pocket,

I means for feeding Wrappers one at a time 'evo between said frame and receiving pocket, means for dischargingf'a bundle from said frame toward and into said pocket whereby' a fedwrapper is 'Wound about three sides of thev bun'dle,'asecond transfer member havingv a pocket, means for moving lsaid first transfer member to carry its pocket vinto register with the pocket of the' second transfer member, means for discharging the bundle from said first transfer member to the secendtiansfer member and an intermediate member for Wrapping the end of'the Wrapper about the remaining ,side of the bundle during such shiftingof; the bundle between the transfer members, the Wrappers being Wider than the length of the bundles, means for partially folding the ei:- tending sides of the Wrapper-against the bundle ends during transfer of the bundle to the second transfer member, additional folding mechanism, meansv for moving said. second transfer'. member into register With said. additional folding mechanism, and means for discharging the bundles from said second carrier member vto the additional folding mechanism, said additional folding mechanism causing complete folding of the extending sides of the Wrapper against the bundle ends. i

4. In a wrappingmachine of the class de; scribed, the combinationof a frame for succssively receiving bundles of articles,-

ia transfer member having a` receiving pocket, means for feeding wrappers one at :a time betiveen said frame and receiving pocket, iiiews for' `discharging `a bundle v from said frame `toward and into said pocket whereby fed Wrapper is wound about three sides of the bundle, a' second for moving said first transfer member to ry its pocket into register with the pocket -f f the second transfer member, means for discharging the bundle from said first transfer member to the second transfer member and an intermediate member for Wrapping 'the end of the Wrapper about the remaining side of the bundleduring such shifting of the bundle between the transfer members, the wrappers being wider than the length of the' bundles, means for partially folding the extending sides of the vWrapper against the bundle ends during transfer transfer memberv having a pocket, means of the bundle to the second transfer member, adclitional-folding mechanism, means for moving said second transfer member' into register with said additional folding mechanism, means for discharging the bundles from said second carrier member to the. additional folding mechanism, :said additional folding mechanism causii'ig complete folding of the extending sides of thewrapper against the bundle ends, and .means for sealing the folds together. ,l A5. In a Wrapping machine of the class; described, the combination of a frame for rejceiving a bundle of articles, a carrier having a receiving pocket, means for `feedingWra-p pers of greater width than the lengthl of the bundles, means for shifting the bundle from .said frame into said pocket, means for causing the Wrapper to be partly Wound about a bundle during such shifting, a second carl rier member having a pocket, means for shifting a bundle 4from said first carrier toward said second carrier and into the pocket of the second carrier, a sealing frame having a passageway through which said bundle passes on its WagT to the second carrier, said passageway completing 4the Winding of thel Wrapper about the bundle, means for partially folding the extending sides of the wrapper against lthe bundle y ends during iio passage of the bundle intosaid second car- -ond carrier and for completing the folding of the extending sides of the Wrapper.

In a wrapping' machine of the class described, the combination of a frame` for re, ceivug bundles of articles, a carrier and means for shifting the bundle fromthe frmuejtliereto, means for feeding a Wrapper between said frame and carrier to 'be Wrapped partially about a bundle during" such shifting thereof, a folding frame,

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:oin care' Wr-super be be bundle durslding freine,

e rier io tbe folding frame ing eoiupleiely Wound abou* ng surb sliiiling to ilu se d carrierfior re f Vrbundlesirom 'ne o ng iraine, and ig mechanism asso cieterl 'mili said se carrier for" folding ei said Wrapper agains;A

fnacliine of lie class deaiion o e 'irane for remeans or sbi'ing be bundle from tbe liereto, means 'feeding e Wrapper.'

bet-Ween said lira-lne and carrier io be Wreiiued ueriialljf about e bundle during g thereof, a folding freine, means s libe bundle from said Carrier "so freine, the wrapper being com- Y wound abou tbe bundle during such Y g io tbe folding iframe, a second cari'ier'or receiving bundles from the folding elding mechanism essoffiated with seid second 'carrier for folding emending sides seid Wrapper against be bundle ends, and additional `folding means :for re- "fie bundle from seid second Carrier and for completing die folding efainstD ibs of ille eiisending sides oi3 tlie Wrapper..

se 8. in Wrapping machine of 'elle class deY oombinaion o" a roiasble ear# r l 'fing for receiving bundles @i tiels, ineens `for feeding bundles suoeessiveg' pockets, ineens ier j? Wrapper aboui eeeli bundle duras" @barge .tiiereoi' inte said Currier, e fiume ating the :dl into register seid poeliel; end means disbundle from eine earlier inio "eine pocket, seid Wrapper bey ivrspped abous die bundle Ao 'lie apiting rneelianism ef "iiie seid seal- (l L, eueci securing baring a receiving' poelueis,

carrier to lering a @berging bereef iui'zo a pecke, s, olding lisifug e 'passageway :for bundles, means for roieing said carrier to bring die clfmrged; pockets ine i'egister with said passagewajj, ineens for iransierring tbe bundle from fue carrier pocket into ille passageway, :,lie Wrapper being completely Wound about ille bundle during such transfer, e second rotarv carrier peelets in its opposife sides for receiving bundles, means or sb' ingY a .bundle from said folding frame do ia poeneb of ibe sedi-Jud carrier, 'seid wrap pers eing wider than ille lengt-n o die bundle whereby the Wrapper sides eide' beyond elle bundle ends eiser winding thereof about tbe bundle, folding mechanism soeizited Wili the pockets of ibeseCon-d fier 'to partiall;7 fold Said sides against libe bundle ends, additional folding mechanism, means for rotating said second carrier lo carry a bundle therein toward said additionul folding mechanism, and means fer discharging the bundle from said second carrier te said additional oldingmecha nism, seid additional folding mechanism completing tbe folding of the extending sidesof the Wrapper against elle bundle ends,

l1: in Wrapping machine of the class described, 'the combination of a roiary csrrier a rectangular pockei, means feeding Wrapperin front of seid pocket, means for charging e stack or gum suieirs against said Wrapper and inw seid io cause one end of seid s 1wound abone die lsides of che Wien said poclre, a folding member baring rectangular pasegeway, ineens for ree ing said carrier to bring its pocket into register with said passageway whereby the ee end o lie is trailed agai si; alie folding iframe and held against the Queer face ci' ilie bundle, ineens for shifting i bundle frein die Carrier pocliei inio sa f" passageway whereby the inner end of 'n-e wrapper folded over tbe bundle sgfiin die other end of *lle Wiffipjer by lie engagement of lseid ouier end Wili geren e edge onf seid passageway, and

for ilting said folding member away from. ibe carrier to provide clearance spese ibe feeding of Wrappers.

in Wrapping machine of lie lesibefl., ille combination of roarj earrier having a reeienguler pocleb, ineens for feeding u Wrapper in {Toni of seid pook/ei, means or'cliarging a stack of gum sticks against said Wrapper and inio said pocket io cause oneend of said Wrapper be 'Wound abeu be sides of ibe sacli Witb'n seid pocle, a folding me Vber baring e reeiangulsr passageway, means for roisiing said carrier io bring iis pocke into reg` iser n'iili said passageway whereby tbe free end of the Wrapper is trailed sgains the *folding frame and held against the oui-er face of the bundle, means for shifting the bundle from the carrier pocket into said passageway whereby the inner end' of the Wrapper"` is folded over the bundle vand against the other end of the Wrapper by the engagement of said outer end with the entrance edge of said passageway, sealing material at the wrapper ends, and means for heating the folding frame whereby said sealing material is softened during the folding operation and' the wrapper ends secured together.

13. In a wrapping machine of the class described', the combination of a rotary carrier having a rectangular pocket, means for feeding a wrapper in front of said. pocket, means for'cli'arging a 'stack of gum sticks against said wra per and into said pocket to cause one end of said wrapper to be Wound about the sides of the stack within said pocket, a folding member having i a rectangular passageway, means for rotating said carrier to bring its pocket into register ywith said vpassageway.whereby the free.

end of the Wrapper is trailed against the folding frame and held against the outer facev of the bundle, means for shifting the bundle from the carrier pocket into saidy passageway whereby the inner end of the I Wrapper is folded 'over the bundle and against the other end of the wrapper by the engagement of said outer end with the entrance edge of saidpassageway, the wrapper ends having sealing material applied thereto, means for heating the folding entrance edge of the folding frame, and means .for tilting said folding frame away from the carrier to provide clearance space for the feeding of Wrappers.

14. In a Wrapping machine of the class described, the combination of means for winding about a bundleof articles a wrap- YVper containing adhesive material and of greater width than the length of the bundle whereby the sides of the wrapper extend beyond theA bundle ends, means for heating the adhesive material at the wrapper ends while these ends are being brought into overlapping engagementat the conclusion of the Winding operation wherebT said ends are secured together, a carrier having a. pocket, means for transferring the bundle from the Wrapping mechanism to said pocket, means associated with said carrier for partly folding1 the extending sides of the 'wrapper against the bundle/ends when the bundle is received in the p'oclret,4 means for discharg# ing the bundle from Said carrier, 'and additional folding mechanism for receiving the bundle from the carrier and for completing the folding of tlfe wrapper sides against the bundle 'ends i Y 15, In a wrapping machine 'of the class described, the combination of means for winding about a bundle of articles a wrap moa-4erper containing adhesive material and of' greater width than the length of the bundle whereby the sides of the wrapper extend beyond the bundle ends, means for heating the adhesive material; at the wrapper ends while these ends are being brought i'nto overlapping engagement at the conclusion of the winding operation whereby said ends are secured together, a 'carrier having a' pocket, means for transferring the bundle from the .wrapping mechanism to said pocket, folding extensions on said carrier engaging ,with the wrapper sides during charging of tliebundle into said pocketto effect partial folding of the sides against the bundle ends, additional folding mechanism,

means for moving said carrier to bring its pocket `into alinement with said additional folding mechanism, and means for .discharging a bundle from said carrier to the additional folding mechanism, said additional' folding mechanism effecting complete folding of the wrapper against the bundle ends.

16. ln a wrapping machine of the class described, the combination of means for winding about a bundle of articles a wrapper Bcontaining adhesive material and of greater width than the length of the bundle whereby the sides of the wrapper extend beyoud the bundle ends, means for heating the adhesive material at the wrapper ends while these ends are being brought into overlapping-.engagement at the conclusion of the winding operation whereby said ends arel secured together, a carrier having a pocket, means for transferring the bundle from the wrapping mechanism to' said pocket, folding tongues on said carrier adjacent the ends of the pocket for engaging with-"the,`

extending sides of the wrapper during charge of the bundle into said pocket to partially fold such sides against the bundle ends. additional folding mechanism, means for moving said carrier to bring its pocket into alinement with said additional folding mechanism, and means for shifting the bundle from said'carrier to said additionalfolding mechanism, said additional folding mechanism completing the folding of the wrapper sides against the bundle ends.

1 7. In a wrapping machine ofthe class described, the combination of means for winding and securing about a bundle ofv gum sticks a wrapper containing adhesive material and of greater. Width than the length of the bundle, a carrier havingl a pocket, means for heating the adhesive mairs terial at the*v wrapper ends .while these ends I are`being brought into overlappingengagement at the conclusion of the Winding operation Whereby said ends -are secured together, meansfor shifting the bundlel fromy the wrapper winding and securing mechanism to said pocket, folding mechanism aSSQ- ciated with said pocket for engaging with 

